Quit Your Low Down Ways

Bob Dylan

About Quit Your Low Down Ways

"Quit Your Low Down Ways" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in 1962. The song has featured on the following albums: Hollies Sing Dylan (1969) In the Wind by Peter, Paul and Mary The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 by Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964 by Bob Dylan Nightingale & Bombers by Manfred Mann's Earth Band


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Well, you can read out your Bible

You can fall down on your knees and pray to the Lord

But mama but it ain't gonna do no good

You're gonna need my help someday

Well, if you can't quit your sinnin'

Please quit your low down ways

Hey you can run down in the desert

You can stick your head in the sand

You can raise up your right hand

But you good man ain't comin' home

You better understand you're gonna need

You're gonna need my help someday

Someday you're gonna need my help, someday

Well, if you can't quit your sinnin'

Please quit your low down ways

And, you can run down to The White House

You can gaze on The Capitol Dome

You can knock on the President's gate pretty mama

But you know it's gonna be too late

You're gonna need

You're gonna need my help someday

My help someday

Well, if you can't quit your sinnin'

Please quit your low down ways

And you can hitchhike on the highway

You can stand all alone by the side of the road

Try to flag a ride back home, pretty mama

But you ain't gonna ride in my car no more

You're gonna need

You're gonna need my help someday

Well, if you can't quit your sinnin'

Please quit your low down ways

So, you can read out your Bible

You can fall down on your knees

And pray to the Lord pretty mama

But it ain't gonna do no good

You're gonna need

You're gonna need my help someday

Wait and see

Well, if you can't quit your sinnin'

Please quit your low down ways

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan ( /ˈdɪlən/; born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and artist. He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly reluctant figurehead of social unrest. A number of Dylan's early songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. Leaving his initial base in the culture of folk music behind, Dylan's six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" has been described as radically altering the parameters of popular music in … more »

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10 facts about this song

Song Writer
"Quit Your Low Down Ways" was written by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
Album
The song features on the album "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991". This album was released in 1991 but includes songs from Dylan's early career.
Original Release
Originally, "Quit Your Low Down Ways" was not included on any of Bob Dylan's studio albums. It was first officially released only as part of the bootleg series.
Genre
The song belongs to the genre of Folk, which Dylan was famous for in the early part of his career. Its powerful lyrics, coupled with his acoustic guitar, perfectly define the genre.
Cover Versions
"Quit Your Low Down Ways" has been covered by multiple artists including The Peter, Paul and Mary group, and The Hollies.
Unpublished
The lyrics for the song were published by Dwarf Music, despite the song itself never having been officially released by Dylan up until its inclusion in the bootleg series.
Recorded In
Bob Dylan recorded "Quit Your Low Down Ways" in July 1962 in New York City, around the same time he was recording his second studio album, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan".
Theme
The lyrics of the song deal with social criticism, a theme that often shapes Dylan’s songs. In this song, he sends a message to someone to change their deceitful ways.
Harmonica Use
Like many of Dylan's tunes from this era, "Quit Your Low Down Ways" features Dylan's raw and straightforward harmonica playing.
Influence
Dylan's plaintive singing and visceral lyrics in "Quit Your Low Down Ways" show the influence of his early reverence for folk and blues legend Woody Guthrie.

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